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Barbados vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Barbados is 13% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

BarbadosSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesBarbados moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 1.13× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
BarbadosSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Area439 km²389 km²
Population282,62399,924
Density644 / km²257 / km²
CapitalBridgetownKingstown
RegionCaribbeanCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

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Questions about this pair

Is Barbados bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Yes. Barbados is 13% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Barbados covers 439 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Barbados?
About 1.1 times: Barbados has 1.13× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Why do Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Barbados: 282,623 people against 99,924. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².
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